Actually, I thought the fuel consumption was pretty good for a 275
horsepower 4.6 liter engine running everywhere from twisting mountain
roads at near 11,000 feet elevation to Dallas and New Orleans city
traffic. But you're right. A fuel sipper it's not. It was bought
specifically in anticipation of this trip and is only used for highway
travel. The other car gets the day-to-day, around town driving.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Barker wrote:
> Welcome back, Chuck.
>
> Your fuel consumption was not very impressive, but I expect that that
> is standard for the USA.
>
> I manage to brim my tank by continuing to pump until I can see the
> fuel in the neck of the filler. That way I can check my fuel
> consumption with at least some degree of consistency.
>
> I am sure that you managed to get yourself some lovely photos as well
> as lifetime experiences.
>
> Chris
>
> On 22 Oct 2008, at 04:07, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I also burned lots of liquid carbon in the process. I traveled a
>> total
>> of 11,508 miles (18,520 km) and my 2006 Buick Lucerne V8 consumed
>> 492.44
>> gallons of gas (1,864 liters) at a total cost of $1,735.51 and average
>> fuel mileage of 23.4 miles per gallon (9.94 km per liter). Gas prices
>> were generally dropping during our travels and, despite having gone
>> over
>> my mileage estimate of 10,000 miles, the cost of gas came in well
>> under
>> my $2,000 estimate. I also determined that it's folly to count on per
>> tank mileage measurements since it's obvious from my data that the
>> tank
>> isn't always full when the pump shuts off... even if you try to
>> continue
>> pumping beyond the shutoff. I got per tank mileage numbers ranging
>> from
>> a low of 16.9 MPG to as high as 29 MPG with low and high numbers
>> usually
>> sequentially arranged. It appears that the pump may sometimes shut
>> off
>> with the tank as much as a gallon short of full despite your efforts
>> to
>> assure that it's full. At least at a full gallon short it was clearly
>> visible on the gas guage.
>>
>
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